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histrionics

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noun
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As a noun, histrionics means exaggerated, overemotional behaviour, especially when calculated to elicit a response.

Meanings of histrionics

3 meanings

noun

  1. Exaggerated, overemotional behaviour, especially when calculated to elicit a response; melodramatics.

    “I’m tired of Mary’s histrionics.”

  2. A performance of a play

    Similar: theatrical performance, theatrical, representation

  3. A deliberate display of emotion for effect

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noun: a performance of a play
theatrical performancetheatricalrepresentation

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